Kingston captain next year

[Bob]

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NRL: Kevin Kingston to captain Penrith Panthers in 2013

• Rugby League

20 Nov 12 @ 05:00am by Chris Georgakopoulos

The Panthers with Penrith State MP Stuart Ayres on the steps of Parliament House.



PENRITH Panthers hooker Kevin Kingston has confirmed he will be the club's captain for 2013.
Kingston took over the role from Luke Lewis midway through last season but was not certain to remain in the position.
"I feel very privileged and honoured to captain this club," Kingston told the Press this week.
"I put my hand up to keep the role but it was up to (coach) Ivan (Cleary) and the club to decide what they wanted to do.
"I didn't think I would be told this early but I am rapt to get it."
Kingston got some handy tips on leadership when the Panthers visited NSW Parliament last week.
"We were invited to Parliament by the Penrith State Member Stuart Ayres," he said.
"We got to speak to a number of members of parliament about their own stories and spoke a lot about leadership. I think this exercise will help all of us with leadership.
"I have noticed already in training we are light years ahead of last year.
"Pre-season has been really good.
"We will be hitting the sand dunes soon, which will be difficult, but we are all really enjoying it."

 

[Doomednow]

Does this mean anything for his chances of being retained after this year?

 

[Big Mick]

Cue Telegraph article:

"Grant being excluded from Captaincy is a sign he is getting released"

 

[maple_69]

I'm sick of hearing we're having such an amazing pre-season. Biggest pack of November Premiers I've ever seen. Time to translate in the winter boys.

Not a fan, would have gone for Grant. Best of luck to him though hope he does a great job.

 

[franklin2323]

Does this mean anything for his chances of being retained after this year?

Given Petero and Lewis were gone while captain I would assume it means he won't be re-signed

 

[mxlegend99]

Yep being Panthers captain doesn't mean sh*t for your chances at staying with us. Personally I hope we phase Kingston out before the end of the 2013 season... outside of his tackle counts he wasn't offering much to the team this year. His delivery from dummy half is poor and he doesn't look that dangerous when running the ball either.

While he's playing first grade he's a great choice for captain though... he is a great guy and gives 110% each match. But I would like to see James Segayaro as our starting hooker by the end of next season and have Lewis Brown as our backup hooker/utility.

 

[Kilkenny]

Yep being Panthers captain doesn't mean sh*t for your chances at staying with us. Personally I hope we phase Kingston out before the end of the 2013 season... outside of his tackle counts he wasn't offering much to the team this year. His delivery from dummy half is poor and he doesn't look that dangerous when running the ball either.

While he's playing first grade he's a great choice for captain though... he is a great guy and gives 110% each match. But I would like to see James Segayaro as our starting hooker by the end of next season and have Lewis Brown as our backup hooker/utility.

You are a hard marker MX. Kingston was close to our best this year and that's makes it all the more sad given what some players earnt in comparison to him.

 

[mxlegend99]

I agree that he was among our better players... but that's not a big achievement considering how poorly the majority of them played. If guys like Sam McKendry, Michael Jennings, Luke Walsh, Lachlan Coote etc. put the same effort in as Kingston and Burns... we could have probably been a top 8 team.

I've got nothing against Kingston... but with the talent Segayaro has and the decline in effectiveness of Kingston in 2012 I think that his time as part of our top 17 should be limited. IMO Segayaro could be more then just an impact player, but so long as Kingston is captain and starting he will likely be limited in his time on the field. Unless we shift Kingston to lock when he comes on... something I would be more then happy for us to trial.

 

[Kilkenny]

I agree that he was among our better players... but that's not a big achievement considering how poorly the majority of them played. If guys like Sam McKendry, Michael Jennings, Luke Walsh, Lachlan Coote etc. put the same effort in as Kingston and Burns... we could have probably been a top 8 team.

And thats my point I guess, how sad is it when someone can be paid four times as much as another player in the top 17 and contribute far less than the lesser paid player. It's just not fair or just. We simply have players who are paid too much for what they give in return. Maybe not there fault I know but still not fair.